Were you one of those kids who had a next door neighbor who had that sweet corvette PowerWheel and were too woefully poor to have one yourself? We were those kids, and we decided to do something about it….20 years later.

We decided to modify and race PowerWheels, We do it for the glory, for the daring dreamy dream of that tasty elixir known as childhood that we’ll never have again cause we have day jobs and don’t weigh 70 pounds anymore. (Fatty)

We also want to play Mario Kart in real life without all those pesky pixels.

The PowerWheel Racing Series (PPPWRS) presents to the world an event for the ages.

On August 15th 6 teams will gather to win the prized PowerWheel Cup an award so prestigious I just decided to make it up five minutes ago to sound impressive.

PowerWheels Grand Prix, Logan Square

The totally comprehensive Electronic Musicians’ Emergency Adapters that let musicians adapt to any live music situation are totally on sale! Kits regularly priced at $65 are now only $50 until the end of the year. Now’s your chance to hook up all the electronic musicians on your list and save a bunch of cash.

Also, the adapter kits have more useful bits to make them even better tools–male-male RCA adapters are perfect to extend an RCA cable and 1/4″ male stereo couplers that allow more creative use of the existing adapters. And they stay at the same retail price to ensure that they are even more useful kits without additional cost.

While Etsy does have its charms, when things go ugly, they go very ugly. All of these are truly hideous things that have never taken physical form, and will only dissapoint and anger the recipient. Observe:

Exe Funtown Brooch

G33k Keyboard Choker

Luigi toadstool wacky helmet hat

10 Sad DIY Geek Gifts You Should Never Buy

Instead, (and definitely if you lack the crafty skillz, like most of the preceding folk) shell out some cash for these equally geeky but far more chic choices like:

Circuit Board Business Card Case – Jumbo – $29

Teal Triple Capacitor Necklace – $30

Caffiene Keychain – $22

Yes, those fearsome aliens from Doctor Who can now be your cuddly buddies with a skein of yarn and a bit of time.

Download one of these “EXTERMIKNIT!” knitting patterns in either .doc or ..txt format and start knitting away!

The teeny little arms on these guys cracked me up. Hope you enjoy it too!

[thanks, Wonderland]

Peter Kirn from Create Digital Music pointed to an article reviewing their Make> / CDM / Etsy night in Brooklyn and remarked that the author’s coinage of the term “nerdster” was one he could get behind.

Last night, on the not-so-anonymous urging of a PR company that represents Make magazine, I went to “Handmade Music” at Etsy Labs in downtown Brooklyn…

On handmade music night, super-nerds, artists, and the edgy, in-the-know, 20-something crowd converge on the Etsy labs, drawn by promises of newly-invented instruments, techno music, and free pizza…

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Paper toys are probably the closest thing we have to delivering 3D stuff over the internet. The only catch is you have to do a bit of cutting and gluing to get to the 3D part.

Mandelbot is a stylish little robot that you can download, print out, and assemble to have a new tiny companion. If small talk bores you, no worries–he seems to have his headphones permanently glues to his ears. Download him and get to work: Mandelbot Paper Toy.

Here’s some links to other cool paper toys we’ve found:

Speakerdog
Download one of many Speakerdogs that have been decorated by designers, or grab the blank one and make your own.

Mr. Robot
Very complicated but cool moving robot who plays a guitar.

Space Shuttle
Technically this is just the orbiter part of the Space Shuttle since the rocket boosters aren’t included, it doesn’t mean building spacecraft is any less fun.

Bill Gates’ House: Page 1, Page 2
Cut out all the different elements of BG’s 50,000 square-foot high-tech home on Lake Washington and assemble them into a palatial Microsoft abode.

The Tardis
The police-box-shaped time-bending spaceship from Doctor Who can now be yours in a paper model form.